Definition of swine Swine
/swajˈn/ - [swayn] - swine
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What does swine mean?
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NounPlural: swine |
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| swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals | ||
| artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot | ||
| family suidae, suidae pigs; hogs; boars | ||
| grunter, squealer, sus scrofa, hog, pig a person who grunts | ||
| boar an uncastrated male hog | ||
| sow an adult female hog | ||
| razorback hog, razorbacked hog, razorback a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States | ||
| wild boar, boar, sus scrofa Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States | ||
| babiroussa, babirusa, babirussa, babyrousa babyrussa Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth | ||
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Wiktionary 
- swine (Noun)
Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- swine (n.)
Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat, which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young, pig. See Hog.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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swine
swīn, n.sing. and pl. a well-known quadruped with bristly skin and long snout, fed for its flesh: a pig: pigs collectively.—ns. Swine′herd, a herd or keeper of swine; Swine′-pox, chicken-pox; Swin′ery, a place where pigs are kept; Swine's′-snout, the dandelion; Swine′-stone (same as Stink-stone); Swine′-sty, a pig-sty. [A.S. swín, a pig; Ger. schwein, L. sus, Gr. hys.]
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